Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2014 08:57:02 +0100 From: Matthew Seaman <matthew@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Port Changes FAQ Message-ID: <539D51CE.3050900@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <CANnsUMGxkDTxVnD_dq5L2SfXtppbYzJsB08kYm1h0zpFkkYMGQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <CANnsUMGxkDTxVnD_dq5L2SfXtppbYzJsB08kYm1h0zpFkkYMGQ@mail.gmail.com>
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This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 4880 and 3156) --sVklTHux4Gu7hMEAe8CcqbpSoOKoMiTwV Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 15/06/2014 00:53, Chris Maness wrote: > I have not been keeping up with all of the changes going on with > FreeBSD. I received a couple of end of life notices, so I have > upgraded and I am good till fall. Is there a place where I can find > out all the changes that are happening so that I am not asking the > same question that might have already been asked many times here? There is a lot going on in the ports at the moment. We're removing some things that have caused a logjam in ports development for many years, and consequently running to catch up on a lot of ports system infrastructure changes which ideally would have happened long ago and at a more gradual pace. An important date is this September, which is when pkg_tools will finally reach EoL. Removing pkg_tools support is going to enable a lot more modernization in the ports tree. pkg-1.3 should be out sometime this summer too, and that has some significant changes to do with solving dependency requirements, which will make a big difference to end users. As polytropon said else-thread, the new pkg(8) stuff basically adds state-of-the-art binary package management. It most certainly doesn't take away the ability to use the ports to build from source. However, pretty intimately connected with pkg(8) there is also poudriere(8) which gives you the best of both worlds: the control and customizability of building everything from source and the speed and convenience of maintaining your live systems by installing binary packages. It's well worth giving poudriere a spin, even if you've only got a few machines to maintain. How to keep up current with all these changes? You can pick up a lot by reading the /usr/ports/CHANGES file, but that's a bit bare of context. The most effective method is probably to follow the ports@... mailing list -- but that involves wading through a lot of other traffic to pick out the bits that might interest you. The ports-announce@... list is good too, but doesn't necessarily carry everything relevant. The quarterly reports should provide a reasonable overview of activities, but they only show up every 3 months. Cheers, Matthew --=20 Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey --sVklTHux4Gu7hMEAe8CcqbpSoOKoMiTwV Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0.20 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iQJ8BAEBCgBmBQJTnVHWXxSAAAAAAC4AKGlzc3Vlci1mcHJAbm90YXRpb25zLm9w ZW5wZ3AuZmlmdGhob3JzZW1hbi5uZXQ2NTNBNjhCOTEzQTRFNkNGM0UxRTEzMjZC QjIzQUY1MThFMUE0MDEzAAoJELsjr1GOGkATpSoP+wR3aZSkoY1til3M10avtM+5 4YtP+RcHUx0SMRxCloDXpRhLwbpNrLXJwz7jT+XjQhL4F/y8+YQbTkjc2/KlFvdS 2Z8Hlj12CyH2i9G8+6aMk1IJL2gYUBLaQA4151KdRPKcmvAs+cYlRl7SN/ZPwiBu 5AGH88r/tYgmX3UgB4/h/qjT7lJxlvNWVtf8FZEAA0n3bTABxBArbCvgbH0DNc42 cl2e8N62PBq8n2pez4Dbm5ERLYg84qEHtzDlPYwphOPbn7lxTAZl6ynfPV6seKXf 1NGo+EfRG0b09dystr+Cj/Omfm65tfjke1TosHA1v0zHZZ4kUS4/M6GQw1veZsB8 UHkGJHbLhcFBsLEqP0ec1PZULzLLVEL3GN+lEYO/nseJC/h9JHNYixYT/SMCCNpY 0YffnYxKFrQVIbi6Oxca7ADudS3jLJQtorpb4gqbJlPOYyvG2zg+oyUaLLCDNzNT gn6ZJdTgs07itgxVb+HHYi4PAet/8KOWkefmpj4+gkFapgsmWzOLKrK/yLMp6+iZ yvPYmTLPPfxRINxCrjHByIl7Wk336ex5H15s4GKG+fjtgjSnnVQKVkMItJ1wmYxJ CpZffHO3WI+SzX06fKzOqyG4g4zKJQeOiABxZx3CS3y+UdnHi9wIHRUS9gi1EqUy 45eLT0CsL16zY75xnMAW =3SJn -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --sVklTHux4Gu7hMEAe8CcqbpSoOKoMiTwV--
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